Internet Browsing Slow? Speed up by Changing your DNS
Internet Browsing Slow KB ID 0000200 Problem Note: This is only applicable to your HOME Internet connection, if you are on a corporate domain then DO NOT change your DNS Servers. However if you want to perform this on your domain DNS servers, you can find out which are the quickest DNS servers. and add them to your forwarders. This process aims to speed up your internet browsing by changing your IP address settings, so that all the...
Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist
KB ID 0000157 Problem Note: For a more modern version this post go here: Error: 0x8007232B DNS Name Does Not Exist Essentially this happens because you are using “volume licensed media” to install the operating system, and the machine is looking for a server on your network that runs the KMS Service (Key Management Service). You need to have a KMS server if you are activating more than 25 machines. However most of us only...
Windows – Setting Up Split DNS
KB ID 0000830 Problem Setting up split DNS is something I usually do if I’m setting up a new Microsoft Exchange Server. Primarily this is because of certificates that are used on the Exchange Server like so; Now, as anyone who has purchased a Universal Comms/SAN (Subject Alternative Name) certificate will know that you can put the internal name of the server on the certificate as well e.g. ex1.abc.local. Well that’s fine,...
How to Join a Windows Domain
KB ID 000085 Problem For Windows 11 See: How to Join Windows 11 to a Domain This process was done with Windows 10, but the procedure is the same going all the way back to Windows 2000. Solution Note: The main reason this procedure fails, is because the client that you are attempting to perform the join from cannot resolve the domain name of your domain! Make sure it has one of your domain servers listed in the properties of its...
Add a 2012 Domain Controller to a 2008 Domain
KB ID 0000680 Problem This is considerably less painfull than adding a 2008/2008 R2 domain controller to a 2003 domain was. You dont have to maually prep the schema on the schema master, or run forestprep and domainprep. The wizard does everything for you. Solution 1. Launch server manager from the taskbar > Select Local Server > Manage > Add Roles and Features. 2. Role Based… > Next. 3. Select local server >...